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S. KRAMER Jan. l5, 1952 COMPACT Filed April 29, 1948 fil. IIIII Iqbevflnasf..

INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 15, 1952 COMPACT Saul Kramer, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor of one- )fourth toChai-les M. Palmer, Washington, D. C.

Application April 29, 1948, Serial No. 24,020

' l3 claims. (ci. ias-92) This invention is a. novel and improved compact featuring the utilization. of aslidably guided mirror adapted to be withdrawn from the closing cover of the compact in the closed or opened relation of the latter. One. object of theinvention is predicated upon serviceable means in the form of a mirror for desirably holding` a resilient bow, shaped strap in place on the mirror frame to cooperate with a wall of the closingcover to hold the mirror in a fully closed or opened relation or partly withdrawn from thevcover. The invention has a, further object to provide a bowed leaf spring having ends threaded into the backing of the mirror frame which includes spaced ribs to facilitate stabilizing thereof against chattering relative to a guide opening through which the mirror frame may be projected or withdrawn. The invention further comprehends employment of a bowed spring threaded into and laterally overhanging the mirror frame and cooperating with a wall of the peripheral rim of theclosing cover to -limit withdrawal of the mirror frame. Other objects and advantages will appear from the following detailed specification taken with the accompanying drawings wherein;

Fig. l is a perspective view of the compact ac cording to my invention shown closed and with the mirror carrying frame fully concealed therein.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of Fig. 1 but with the mirror carrying frame fully Withdrawn.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view` of the compact shown fully open and the mirror frame almost fully withdrawn.

Fig. 4; isa transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. v

Fig. 4A is a fragmentary view of Fig. 4 however showing the bowed spring striking the upper part of the lid to limit withdrawal of the mirror and further illustrates the upper part of the in- Vsert merely positioned within the 'cover prior to securing thereof.

Fig. 551s a fragmentary view of Fig'. 1 however showing the mirror carrying frame partly withdrawn. f

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the swingable cover, shown partly broken away to illustrate the ribbed mirror carrying frame and the bowed leaf spring threaded thereto.

Fig. 'l is a fragmentary rear perspective view of Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 9-8 of Fie. 6.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 10 is a top view of the cover however with the mirror carrying frame removed, and

Fig. l1 is a plan View of the insert.

As shown the compact is in rectangular form having the powder receiving receptacle R to which the cover L is swingabiy connected. g

Preferably the cover is stamped from a single sheetof stock and embodies the rim constituted by the front wall l0, the rear wall Il and the spaced sides I2. This rim depends from wall I4 Yand is adapted to be seated on the squared shaped upstanding rim I5 of the receptacle R retaining the hollowmount I6 Adefining the power compartment I1.

Of importance is the rectangular opening I8 formed in the front wall I0 which is interrupted with the notches I9 communicating with opening I8 and extending into the spaced sides I2.

Front and rear walls 20 and 2| and interrupted sides 22 of opening I8 slidably guide frame F in and out of the lid or cover L. The frame may be of a suitable sheet metal comprising backing 23 having the inwardly turned flanges 24 and the downwardly turned flange 25a thus forming chan-` neled sides and top wall in which corresponding margins of the mirror M are retained.

Attention is directed to the fact that backing 23 is provided with the spaced slots 25 in which the reduced ends or oiset wings 26 of the resilient strap 21 are threaded. The slightly bowed or central position 28 of this U-shaped strap or spring 2'I yieldingly bears against a paper lining 29 fastened to inside face of wall I4 and normally urges the frame away from the backing 23 but action is resisted by the channel shaped insert or closure and locking plate 30 having its lower and biased lip 3| held under and interlocked with the spaced beaded portions 32 extending from wall II. The locking plate 30 mayv now be swung towards the mirror to permit its spaced sides 33 to be closely received between and straddled by the spaced sides I2 of the closure cover L whereby the relatively soft chamois strip 34 glued to the upper part of the insert 30 bears against and wipesl the mirror M at' which time the biased or inclined lip or flange 35 at the upper part of backing 30 comes under and against the upper or front wall I0 and thereafter the forward part of the latter is bent under and against lip 35 to retain the same in place. By this arrangement the closure plate or `insert 30 is desirably anchored within lid L and in a parallel relation with wall I4 forming a compartment within which the mirror frame or casing is slidably guided.

At al1 times the intermediate portion 28 of the bowed leaf spring is frictionally but yieldingly held against the xed lining 29 of the lid and insert 30 holds such relation in that ends or wings 26 oiset relative to the intermediate portion 28 are urged by the insert 30 towards lining 29 on nal anchoring of this insert within the cover, thus holdng leaf spring 21 normally compressed orenergized; Itffollows tl'iatzirrespective of the e'tent f withdrawal of"the"'znirror carrying frame relative to the lid, the former is yieldingly sustained against accidental displacementv and will prevent complete withdrawal of the* frame F. It will be noted that the intermediate bowed part 28 of the leaf spin'gll lateal'lynverhangs backing 23 of the frameF'and'cooperates with the top wall I of the ccoverLFigf-A) Ito-.-

v@attached to and Within said closure and dening therewith a compartment, a slidably guided frame Within and movable into and out of said "compartment Land "comprising channeled sides tadabacking integral with said sides and having limit Withdrawal of the frame out of the cover L.

Downward nger pressure on frame'iioverf comes the resistance offered by the normally tensionedfstrapfzl'against cover/iL laridihence frame F may be-convenentl'yfandcompletelyfrtrectd into the cover *coincident Wththev receptionA of pins 40 carried 2 by therllatter into Pnotches or keepers t95'l'the" bottom -walls'Sofivvhichfvcooperate with the pins tof-limit"A the retractive displacement. Heads f4 I carre'd -b'y pins '40 @overhang A `i',he""'sides f f the fcoven ror Aclosure Lf andfharef ea'silya-'accesibleo'r Y grasping by thengersfor iwith'dra-wing A'or retract-ingframe'F.

'The chamois :stripf3 lliten'ds4 towipeithefmirror asi `isslidablym0ved into A@and` out ofi the `cover. Itsliol'd also= ybe observed *that the 'f rea-rwallfor backing 23 of frame F is provided wththe-"spaed strengthening ribs i552 lfwhichi havefmanyfunc- 'tionsflt'of-wiu one," they serve 4in-fc'z)operationwith side f-W-llZl fopening T8? tospaee the ifbacking 23 except for theseifi'bsa'wayfromithisffwfllf 2|, therebypreventing marring or scratchingthey also* serve lto*stabilize-fthe frame lliagziinstL chat'- tering,V and also prevent-distortion for' warping f the'backing 23. As is well tun"derstoo"rl,=a conventionalrspring control-led latch"'5011nay belempl'ye'dto `iisengaqgeably lock 'the "coverfA to "the receptacle'lR. Y Y

In Fig. 8 the bowed" leafspring2`1"has "i-t'sierds4 26 'shown threaded' into slots'V 25 and "it-'avill" be noted v that 'the' mirror M -after' fits insertioni-'into the frame: liA holds1 suchends 'ini-placeiagainstfthe vinside faceof-lthe backing -i23,thus'1preventing portion 28 vinto" or' 'out of the'- notches 25,'1 orffin other words the' mirror `hbalds' -'this spring in" a desired `clamped or xed relationtopermitftlie b'owed'ior arcuate part 2 8 to 'desirablyi'laterally f overhang theV backing. v

"Sincef the mirrori frame is kclosely guadeby l 'Si fzfspaced slotsaemirror fixedly retained between said sides and bodily movable with said frame tlfi'roughesaid opening, and a U-shaped resilient strap having wings threaded into said slots and havingmcbowedzportion-extendingi-tcwardsaand cooperatingxmithasaid fito fresist accidental 'sliaame :..displ'acernent'cof said frameireiative ito fsaiducl'osure. e A f n-.'combin'ation, arclosuiie'havin'g ahpei'ifjli-r eral :Trim f2-including. :an fiopeming, t carrier vrneaais .slmablyF gufmediby thewa'lls .ons'aid iopeni-ngdand cmnprisingfa backing-incid ng1`spaeed=slots,ia fieafespmngiembodymg :ends .f remediate-said slots andi disposedfifaganst thekinner-lsurfaceif said backing fian'd I:including sa bowed portion later-all-y .overhanginganoiitside rraee i sain backing-'Sandrarmirror-1supportedfby:said carrier means; fior. :retaining said Y-endsf-against saidfiiiiner surface Y f f if' 3. In 'combinations-a1losure'havingda peri-ph# eral-"rim" including lan# opening;1 'a= frame slfdably guide'd'by' thewlfls 'ffsafd Openingand comprisingfiafbacking `vincluding-space`d "slotsA anrdechanneledsides; alef fspring embodying endsf'threaded? into sa-dfslots Vv"andli'sposed against th-'inner surface =f -fsaid' backing -"andinc'aluding az bowed portion vlaterally "overhang/ing an vvfotside face f lisaid backing,fand'iafrni1-ro'r"#hie1dx within said saidfinnerfsurface. A

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UNITEDsTATEs PAjrENT'Vs Date f v Mureau s July 30;""1940 

